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North Norfolk road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 1998, and 504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1997 (296), and casualties rose from 452.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,920 collisions in North Norfolk.

Collisions in 1998
344
Up 16% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
504
Up 12% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 1998

2.9% of collisions in North Norfolk in 1998 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious7422%
  • Slight26076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious9619%
  • Slight39679%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 344, up 16% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025124188
2024151218
2023169250
2022173238
2021152207
2020145184
2019136192
2018150212
2017159228
2016179254
2015163236
2014156232
2013162223
2012196264
2011181257
2010195290
2009206336
2008240334
2007259378
2006252375
2005267376
2004293420
2003265371
2002276393
2001271395
2000275382
1999316460
1998344504
1997296452
1996268400
1995275426
1994353518
1993350510
1992352512
1991370555
1990372516
1989360509
1988351513
1987334470
1986324438
1985312435
1984329450
1983281385
1982292401
1981267392
1980294410
1979285403

When and where crashes happen in North Norfolk in 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (16%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (11%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.6%)
  • February19 (5.5%)
  • March19 (5.5%)
  • April25 (7.3%)
  • May24 (7%)
  • June29 (8.4%)
  • July34 (9.9%)
  • August39 (11%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October26 (7.6%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December20 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (58%)
  • Wet or damp127 (37%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (30%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph222 (65%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (71%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2069 (14%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 3589 (18%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7539 (7.7%)
  • Over 7535 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded26 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (60%)
  • Passenger153 (30%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (76%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in North Norfolk

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Norfolk ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 1998.

Collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 1998

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 1998: 67, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1496796315
2ndA148426636
3rdA1151192604
4thB1150192925
5thA1065152405
6thB1159142706
7thB1145121403
8thB1149111301
9thA14091700
10thA106281001
11thB11056701
12thB11465601
13thB14365703
14thA10674600
15thB13544701
16thB11513301
17thB11573300
18thB135531003
19thA10822201
20thB11102201

Towns in North Norfolk: crashes in 1998

North Walsham had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk in 1998: 22.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 1998

NR12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 1998: 68.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years